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Meanings of fake science in English

Russian
псевдо-наука
Portuguese
pseudociência
Spanish
seudociencia
Catalan
paraciència

Unscientific claim that is wrongly presented as scientific.

псевдо-наука
Russian
научный юмор

Spoof of scientific writing or practice.

научный юмор
Synonyms
Examples for "pseudoscience"
Examples for "pseudoscience"
1
Even health care workers are falling for the pseudoscience behind this myth.
Wired
2
Perhaps, in such a condition, he could have been persuaded by pseudoscience.'
Zero Point
3
Equally important is to challenge pseudoscience or exaggerated claims in our own fields.
The Guardian
4
Science is merely tolerated; pseudoscience and fundamentalist religions are passionately embraced.
Skeptics and true believers: the exhilarating connection between...
5
Behrenbruch dedicates at least three hours a day to dispelling pseudoscience.
The Guardian
1
Come forward, stand up, fight the pseudo-science and speak up, he said.
The Irish Times
2
She even gets a little bit into the pseudo-science of handwriting analysis.
Wired
3
Debunking pseudo-science is a passion and in the interests of the public good.
Radio NZ
4
Science loses ground to pseudo-science because the latter seems to offer more comfort.
Wired
5
Like the sick jokes and the pseudo-science, it's just another way of coping.
Back on murder
Usage of fake science in English
1
You would laugh at the fake science that is being handed out to those gullible fools.
The Ear in the Wall
2
That drew a backlash from a coastal economic development group called NC-20 that called it fake science.
Reuters